®Planning appeal decision
Plot of land adjacent to drive to side of 1 New Cottages, Ladmanlow, SK17 6UJ
an ‘outline application for 4 proposed terraced dwellings to site adjacent to the road to the side of 1 New Cottages, Ladmanlow
- Authority
- High Peak Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafiq F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
What decided it
The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the rural area caused by introducing an incongruous urban form of development, combined with the absence of an ecological survey to assess impacts on a nearby Local Wildlife Site, outweighed any benefits from the proposal.
The substantial harm to character and appearance and the unresolved biodiversity concerns were weighed against the accessibility of the location, contribution to housing targets, and potential assistance with access road upkeep, with the harms substantially outweighing these limited benefits.
Framework references: 130, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy H 1, Policy EQ 2, Policy EQ 3, Policy EQ 5
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.